Telephone attachment.



S: J. HEIM'BUEGHER, JR. TELEPHONE ATTACHMENT.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 29, 1912.

1,065,805. Patented June 24, 1913.

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S. J. HEIMBUEGHER, JR. TELEPHONE ATTACHMENT. APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 29, 1912.

Patented June 24, 1913.

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UNITED srArns PATENT orric.

SIMON J. HEIMBUECHER, JR., OF. PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

TEIZEPHONE ATTACHMENT.

TooZZ. whom it'may concern:

Be it known that I, SIMON J. HEIM- nnnorrnn, J r., a citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Telephone Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to telephone attachments and has for an object to provide means for supporting the telephone receiver in proper position with relation to the transmitter mouth piece.

Another object of theinvention is to provide an attachment which will be adjustable whereby to meet various conditions and requirements as may be demanded by its user.

Another object of'the invention is to provide means which will be included in the attachment whereby the receiver hook of the telephone may be held inclosed circuit position so that the user can devote his entire attention to any conversation over the telephone and to use bot-h hands in the manipulation of a tablet and pencil in making A still further object of the invention is to provide an attachment which may be attached to any standard form of telephone without requiring any changes whatever in the construction thereof.

In the drawing forming a portion of this application, and in which like letters of reference indicate similar parts in the several views: Figure 1 is a perspective View showing the attachment applied to the telephone and arranged in a folded position thereon. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the attachment extended for use. Fig. 3 is a vertical section on line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on line 4.4E of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a vertical side view of the post of the telephone showing the attachment carried means for holding the receiver hook in closed circuit position. Fig. 6 is a section on line 6-6 of Fig. 1.

The telephone shown herein with a View to properly illustrating the application of the invention thereto is provided with a base 1, a post 2, the latter supporting the usual receiver hook 3 and a transmitter 4. The hook 3 is of general construct-ion, being adapted for vertical movements whereby the telephone circuit may be opened or closed in the usual manner, and as illustrated the hook is provided with spaced side arms 5 Specification of Letters Patent.

Applicationfiled June 29, 1912.

Patented June 24, 1913. Serial No. 706,750.

whose outer extremities have alining eyes 6 therein.

The telephone attachment when constructed in accordance with my ideas preferably comprises a post 7 which fits between the arms 5 of the receiver hook 3, a bolt 8 being extended through the post and through the alining eyes 6. This bolt forms a rocking support on which the post may be adjusted angularly for a purpose to be hereinafter explained. Washers 9 are supported from the bolt 8 and disposed against the outer sides of the arms of the hook, while a nut 10 on the bolt is adapted to engage against the washers in a manner which will result in sutiicient clamping adjustments of the arms 5 against theopposite sides of the post 7 whereby the latter will be effectually sustained in its adjusted position. The post 7 is bifurcated at 11, the walls 12 of said bifurcation having fitted therebetween the lowermost short links 13 of lazytongs 14. A retaining bolt 15 extends through the walls 12 of the post and through the inner extremities of the said short links 13 whereby the lazy-tongs are adapted for adjustments at right angles to the plane of adjust-ment of the post 7. In this manner the attachment is substantially universally movable so that its receiver supporting terminal may be brought to any position with relation to the mouth piece of the transmitter that may be required by the user. The outer short links 16 of the lazy-tongs are fitted in the bifurcated portion 17 of a receiver support 18. A bolt 19 passes through the walls of the bifurcation 17 and through the inner overlapping ends of the links 16, the nut 20 of the bolt having engagement with the wall of the bifurcation 17 so that sufficient friction is presented to the support 18 to hold the latter in any adjusted position. T he receiver support 19 carries a horizontal arm 20 having end U-yokes 21 and 22 thereon to partly embrace the receiver 23 of the telephone.

The shank 24 of the receiver hook of the telephone is movable in a vertical slot 25 in the post 4L, the wall 26 of the slot serving as a stop to limit the adjustment of the receiver hook in one direction. A flexible connection 27 has one of its terminals connected with the post 7 while its other terminal is connected with a wedge key 28.

Now that the details of construction of the attachment are clearly described it is said that when it is desired to use the attachment it is drawn to the distended position shown in Fig. 2, the receiver supporting terminal of the lazy-tongs being arranged in such juxtaposition with the mouth piece of the transmitter as may depend upon an operative relative ar 'angement of the latter with the receiver, however, as previously stated the receiver support 18 may be adjusted to any angular position required to accommodate its proper association with the ear of the user. The arm 20 of the receiver holder extends at right angles to the plane of the mouth piece of the t 'ansmitter whereby the receiver will be sustained in proper position. The key 28 forms means whereby the receiver hook of the telephone may be supported in closed circuit position whereby the user of the telephone can devote his entire attention to arranging notes during conversation over the telephone, both hands of the user being let free whereby manipulation of a pencil and note tab may be made.

\Vhen the lazy-tongs is extended to an operative position as shown in Fig. 2 the key 28 is placed in the slot 26 beneath the arm 24 of the receiver hook whereby to sustain the hook in one position. After conversing, the user of the phone may remove the key 28 to permit the arm 24 to gravitate to open tween the arms of the fork of the receiver :hook, a pivot bolt passing through the post andthrough the arms of the fork whereby the, post may be rocked laterally with relationto the transmitter, an extensible structure pivotally mounted on the post and adjustable forwardly with relation to the transn'iitter and adapted to be extended upwardly beyond the transmitter, a receiver holder pivotally mounted upon said extensible structure, and a clamping nut carried by the bolt and adjustable to cause the arms 7 of the fork to impinge against the opposite sides of the post so as to hold the latter in its adjusted position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SIMON J. HEIMBUECHER, JR. Witnesses R. B. Wnrrnve, A. E. THOMAS.

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